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Tokyo firm's ride-sharing service spreads in regions la...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Tokyo-based company offering ride-sharing services that use t...

Edging Toward Japan: A Japanese pathway through classic...

By Damian FlanaganI recently went to something called an "alumni weekend" at the...

Figure skating: Malinin, Liu win Grand Prix Final as Ja...

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Ilia Malinin rewrote his own free skate record with a formidab...

US Supreme Court weighs another step in favor of broad ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Chief Justice John Roberts has led the Supreme Court 's conse...

Japan Photo Journal: Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward illuminates 2...

Shin-Misaki Bridge is lit up on Dec. 1, 2025, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. In an eff...

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging...

BOSTON (AP) -- Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the s...

Iran's Araghchi wants Japan to play key safety role at ...

TEHRAN (Kyodo) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday called for...

Mass shooting at a South African bar leaves 12 dead, in...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple...

The many ways that baking is winter therapy. With a del...

(AP) -- When people talk about baking, they often focus on the final product. Th...

Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina...

CARACAS (AP) -- Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado ...

Foreign driver’s license conversion test passes plummet...

For a long time, Japan had a very convenient system for licensed drivers from ot...

Japan's 1st bus service with lie-flat seats begins

Japan's first overnight bus service with lie-flat seats began Saturday in wester...

Mexico freezes Miss Universe co-owner's bank accounts d...

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's anti-money laundering office has frozen the bank ac...

Football: Kashima win record-extending 9th J-League title

KASHIMA (Kyodo) -- Kashima Antlers clinched their record-extending ninth J-Leagu...

Record 230 people attacked by bears in Japan from April...

A record 230 people were attacked by bears in Japan between April and November t...

Int'l body tasked with governing Gaza to be announced b...

DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- An international body tasked with governing the Gaza Strip u...